Politics

Conn. Senate approves sweeping gun control bill
Connecticut's Senate on Wednesday approved sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large-capacity magazines, a response to last year's deadly Newtown ...
W.Va. sheriff shot to death, suspect in custody
A new sheriff who was cracking down on the drug trade in southern West Virginia's coalfields was shot to death Wednesday in the spot where he usually ...
US missile defense shield to counter NKorea threat
The Pentagon said Wednesday it was deploying a missile defense shield to Guam to protect the U.S. and its allies in the region in response to ...
In Colorado, Obama presses for gun measures
Ratcheting up pressure for Congress to limit access to guns, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that recent steps by Colorado to tighten its gun ...
US institute: Work under way at NKorea reactor
North Korea has already begun construction at a shuttered plutonium reactor that it is vowing to restart and it could be back in operation sooner than ...
Report calls for end to 'Cold War autopilot' plan
Dwindling military budgets and the diminished threat of a nuclear war in Europe dictate that the United States and Russia abandon their Cold War ...
Republican Sen. Rand Paul to speak in NH
Republican Sen. Rand Paul is set to appear in New Hampshire next month, becoming the first potential 2016 presidential candidate to deliver a formal ...
Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email
A Montana federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama
Texas considers giving prosecutors more security
After two Texas prosecutors were slain in two months, law enforcement agencies across the state are considering steps to better protect attorneys who ...
Poll finds caution 5 years after financial crisis
Americans have grown more cautious and disciplined in handling their money since the financial crisis struck in 2008, a survey by a leading mutual ...
Decades after MLK death, Memphis jobs in spotlight
Decades after Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death here, some of the striking sanitation workers who marched with him are again fighting for their ...
Sanford faces Colbert Busch in 'dream matchup'
It's a congressional race featuring political drama, big names and big money — everything that can make American politics so fascinating. The special ...
Judge: Firm can sue Facebook over 'timeline'
A Chicago-based social media company called Timelines Inc. can sue Facebook Inc. over allegations that it violated the smaller firm's trademark on the ...
Can GOP win without Hispanics? Look at Arizona
On the political map of the Southwest, Arizona stands out. Most of its neighbors — California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada — are ...
Ohio school: Jesus portrait has been taken down
A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio school district since 1947 was taken down Wednesday, because of concerns about the potential costs ...
Push for family unity in immigration bill
Religious and labor leaders are criticizing plans by senators writing an immigration bill to boost employment-based immigration and limit visas ...
US moves on NKorea aimed at deterring new leader
The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula — first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships — is ...
Hawaii is a spot for sun, surf - and spies
Clandestine agents. Foreign spies. Intelligence. Hawaii is better known for sunbathing on the beach or surfing than high-stakes sleuthing. But the ...
Lawmaker accused of bribes in NYC mayor race plot
For the politically ambitious, running as a Republican is sometimes the best way a Democrat can increase his electoral odds in New York City's crowded ...
A rare Republican, Sen. Collins remains optimistic
She is alone in a political class facing extinction on Capitol Hill. Yet, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine personifies the moderation that national ...
Timeline: A month of provocations from North Korea
North Korea has delivered a drumbeat of war threats and ominous announcements since March 7, when the United Nations Security Council imposed ...
SC's ex-Gov. Sanford clears hurdle in comeback bid
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday cleared another hurdle in his bid for political redemption, defeating a former Charleston County ...
Obama thanks Singapore PM for military cooperation
President Barack Obama on Tuesday thanked Singapore for its military cooperation as the U.S. prepares to rotate ships through the prosperous ...
Bulger: Government must keep alleged immunity deal
Reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger kept his end of a bargain to cooperate with the government in exchange for immunity from federal ...
Hagel cites 'growing threat' from NKorean nukes
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is calling North Korea's development of nuclear weapons a "growing threat" to the U.S. and its allies. In a telephone ...